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Southern-Fried Game Expo: Serving up your Childhood

Kayla Sutton by Kayla Sutton
June 14, 2016
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This weekend had everything a gamer could want and more.

Southern-Fried Gameroom Expo 2016 was wall-to-wall joy and entertainment.

This was the 3rd year for the event and it was well received. Occupying the spacious Atlanta Renaissance Waverly Hotel & Convention Center, the crowd was more than accommodated. The expo had everything from arcade games, pinball machines, video game019c2767e9def051121b2be173622bc55689ff4f0e consoles, and tabletop gaming. This year’s expo also introduced live performances.

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‘80s cover band The B Team and geek‐inspired musicians D&D Sluggers and Snoot took the stage to rock Atlanta geeks, gamers and nerds alike. Attendees were also treated to a live thrill show from Atlanta Wrestling Entertainment.

The ballroom was filled with 250 plus games that invoked nostalgia. Super Mario Bros, Frogger, Tron, Q*bert, Fix-It Felix, Marvel vs Capcom, and Centipede just to name a few of the many games that stood for gaping mouths and overstimulated eyes. Not to mention the pinball machines galore.

Just off the ballroom was a conference room for the gamer that loved to race home to finish their homework, fix their favorite after class snack, and lose themselves in the 8 or 16-bit world. The consoles of yesteryear lined the tables.  Sega, NES, N64, Atari, Dreamcast, Gamecube, Super Nintendo—this was enough to overload a 6-year-old, let alone the older attendees who grew up attached to the consoles.

There was silent auction with items donated from all of Atlanta, with 100% of the proceeds going to the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

Parents had the chance to not only have an amazing weekend out with their families, they were able to share a piece of their childhoods with this new generation.

If you missed this year’s expo, be sure to follow the expo on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram for more information on next years’ event.

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